An earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter Scale with its epicentre in Afghanistan on Monday shook large parts of north India, sparking panic in the region and damaging property in Jammu and Kashmir. Prime Minister Narendra Modi telephoned Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif and offered India’s help. Hundreds of thousands […]
Even as senior ministers and officials from Africa have started arriving for pre-summit consultations, special teams have been formed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) to ensure the smooth arrival of the dignitaries – from kings, to presidents to prime ministers – for the October 26-29 India Africa Forum Summit (IAFS). The sheer task […]
Ahead of the third India-Africa Forum Summit that gets underway here Monday, India said it is trying to align its ties with Agenda 2063 that the continent of 54 nations and 1.1 billion people has adopted. “If you look at the areas that we are now thinking of, we have to go back to what […]
As the 3rd India Africa Forum Summit begins with preparatory meetings on Monday, IANS presents some key facts and figures about a continent that is not only one of the fastest growing regions of the world but one that is economically, culturally and linguistically diverse and is keen to engage more with India: – Africa […]
Two civilians were injured and three cows were killed on Saturday in firing by Pakistan Rangers in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba and Kathua districts, police said. “Two civilians identified as Surinder Kumar and Rohit Kumar were injured in Pakistan shelling in Mawa village of Samba district today (Saturday),” a senior police officer told IANS here. […]
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif came to the US with a litany of complaints against India with the hope of getting an India type nuclear deal and involving Washington in the Kashmir issue. He got neither. Instead Sharif ended up giving President Barack Obama an assurance that Islamabad would take effective action against Pakistan based […]
Washington, President Barack Obama gave a shout-out to an Indian-American kid who recently made history by becoming the first person to earn a second Global Finalist award in the 2015 Google Science Fair. “We’ve got some young Americans here tonight with that same kind of adventurous spirit,” he said addressing several hundred people including students, […]
Islamabad, At least 11 people were killed and 23 injured on Monday in an explosion in a packed passenger bus in Quetta city of Pakistan’s Balochistan province, media reports said. Most of the wounded people were in a critical condition, a police official said, reported Geo News. The explosion was carried out through a timed […]
Manila,Violent typhoon Koppu battered the Philippines on Sunday, destroying homes and displacing at least 10,000 people, and causing coastal surges of four metres high. Koppu, the category four typhoon, made landfall near the town of Casiguran in Aurora province. However, no casualties have been reported so far. The state weather bureau said Koppu intensified on […]
The Sikh community is offering free hot meals to the homeless and the poor in Northampton town in Britain, a media report said. This is done every Sunday, the Northampton Chronicle reported on Wednesday. A Sikh leader, Amarjit Atwal, was quoted as saying that the numbers queueing up for the free food had been growing […]